How to Form an IPT

Abstract

The Department of Defense began using integrated product teams (IPTs) in weapons development in the 1980s. Their use proliferated after the secretary of Defense directed their use under the integrated product and process development (IPPD) concept in 1995. Over the years, the term IPT has been applied to a variety of groups, councils, tiger teams, and boards. Although these groups all have important functions, the IPT is a specific and powerful tool that begs definition. Properly chartered, an IPT is a protection against obstacles to success Ive observed in acquisition program offices: parochialism, functional bias and poor communication, to name a few. These obstacles existed in spite of the fact that the people involved were dedicated, experienced, and patriotic.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Accession Number
AD1016033

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  • David Hofstadter

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  • Defense Systems Management College

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  • Air Platforms
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  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Acquisition
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